VATICAN — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, Sept. 7, called on young Catholics to follow the example of Saints Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, saying their lives prove that holiness can be achieved through simple faith, joy, and service. “Saints Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo...
Pope Leo XIV said during an audience with French altar servers in Rome on Aug. 25, the feast day of St. Louis IX, king of France, that the shortage of priests is “a great misfortune” for the Catholic Church, encouraging them to “persevere faithfully” in...
Following the Angelus prayer in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo remembers victims and their families after flash floods kill more than 300 people in Pakistan, Nepal and India-administered Kashmir. After praying the Angelus in Freedom Square (Piazza della Libertà) in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo expressed his closeness...
Benedictine nuns have resided at Heliga Hjärtas Kloster (Sacred Heart Convent) in Sweden, since 1997, at a convent originally founded by a group of evangelical sisters. The Benedictine nuns consider themselves to be a spiritual refuge in a secular environment, welcoming all those who are...
ROME— Pope Leo XIV on Sunday formally announced that the next World Youth Day in Seoul, South Korea, will be held from August 3 to 8, 2027. The announcement came at the closing Mass of the Jubilee of Youth in Rome, which drew about a million...
ROME— Pope Leo XVI concluded the Jubilee of Youth on Sunday with a call for young people to reject mediocrity and embrace holiness, purpose and service. Speaking during Mass following an overnight prayer vigil, he reflected on the spiritual hunger facing many young people today, encouraging...
VATICAN— Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday urged the Church’s digital ambassadors to look beyond follower counts and algorithms and focus on reaching those who are suffering and searching for meaning. Addressing the participants of the Jubilee of Digital Missionaries and Catholic Influencers in Rome, he challenged...
With less than a month to go before the Jubilee of Youth begins, the pope’s diocese is making final preparations to welcome tens of thousands of young people from around the world who will participate in this event of great spiritual significance. “Young people will never...
Ahead of the Jubilee Year celebration of World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly—which this year falls on July 27—Pope Leo writes that “hope is a constant source of joy, whatever our age”, adding, “when that hope has also been tempered by fire over the...
Many of the images from these first two months of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate are full of meaning. Some will remain in the collective memory for years to come—like the emotion he choked down on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as he looked out...